351  
FNUS74 KHUN 251014  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRVIEW...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
514 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AGAIN TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 70S KNOCKING RH VALUES DOWN TO 35% BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
20 FT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST TO NORTHEAST DURING  
THE DAY AROUND 5 MPH. THESE LIGHT WINDS MAY LIMIT DISPERSION SOMEWHAT,  
ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING WHEN MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1.9 KFT AT  
IGNITION (THOUGH THEY WILL INCREASE TO 5.5 KFT BY THE AFTERNOON). A  
WARM FRONT WILL BRING CLOUD COVER AND SOME LOW (20%) CHANCES FOR  
RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.  
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 1 4 3 13 17 27 37 55 65 79 79  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............51 50 55 60 68 72 74 76 77 77 78 76  
RH..............86 83 77 69 54 46 41 37 36 37 35 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..030 030 050 060 080 080 080 070 060 030 340 020  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 10 10 9 7 8 7 6 7 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.1 4.3 5.5 5.1 4.6 4.2 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.040 040 060 100 120 120 120 120 130 150 160 130  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 7 5 2 1 2 3 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 3 3 24 14 8 16 23 27 20  
LVORI...........6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.  
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........84 82 79 81 72 67 63 63 60 59 66 66  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............75 73 68 65 63 62 60 61 60 60 59 59  
RH..............43 48 59 65 67 72 75 72 75 75 78 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 020 000 030 050 060 070 080 100 110 120 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 0 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.080 060 060 070 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 130  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..9 0 2 3 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5  
CWR.............20 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...PRITCHETT  
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS OJALA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2412366.0/HUN  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.OJALA@USDA.GOV  
 
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